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Ashlyn
“Ashlyn?” Ian’s voice rang through the phone.
“Hi Ian.”
“I have to be dreaming,” he exclaimed.
“Ian, you aren’t dreaming. Yesterday, I woke up. I just didn’t have a phone, so I had to find my old one.” I told him.
“How are you feeling? Are you okay?” Ian asked, worried.
“I’m okay, I guess. Things are tense here, but I have James,” I told him.
“Ashlyn, what happened? Where are Mason and Derek?”
“I just don’t want to talk about it. I heard you found your mate.” Ian let out a sigh.
“I did.”
“And? I want to hear all about her.” I told him.
“You do?” He asked me, confused.
“Ian, of course, I do. I just want you to be happy. Are you happy?”
“I’m trying to be.”
“Ian, does she make you happy?”
“She does, but you.” I interrupted him before he could finish.
“Ian, I want you to be happy. There are no buts. And you should want to be happy. I’m okay. You don’t need to worry about me. Just be happy with your mate. And I would love to meet her, if she’s okay with it?”
“I’ll be happy if you tell me what’s wrong?” he said, and I sighed.
“It’s nothing, Ian,” I told him.
“Then why does it sound like you are about to cry?”
“I don’t have Tundra anymore,” I whispered.
“Tundra’s gone?” Ian exclaimed.
“Yeah,”
“Ashlyn, I’m so sorry. What happened?”
“It was the terms for me coming back.”
“Where are you? Should I come see you?” Ian rushed out.
“It’s okay, Ian. It’s just something I need to come to terms with.”
“Where are your mates?”
“At work, I think. I don’t actually know.”
“Ashlyn, what happened? Please tell me?”
“Things are just different,” I told him.
“What’s different? And why are they not there with you?” Ian asked me.
“For one, we no longer have the mate bond,” I sighed.
“What?” he yelled into the phone.
“And then there’s the fact that they hold some resentment.”
“What resentment? You’re alive. Sure the bond, but that’s not your fault. They can always remark you.”
“They resent that fact that I put myself in a position that led to my death.” I told him and he sighed.
“Ashlyn, I should thank you. What you did for Alex and me is something that we can never repay. Everyone should thank you. There was an investigation into King Theo. He was planning on wiping out all the other kingdoms.” He told me.
“Wait, what?” I asked him, stunned.
“Did no one tell you?”
“No, I guess it just didn’t come up.”
“Ashlyn, can I ask you something?”
“Of course, Ian.”
“Why didn’t you shift? And where did your powers go?” He hesitated before asking me.
“I couldn’t shift. And I no longer have my powers from the moon goddess. Tundra made a deal for Brad’s life and these were the terms,” I explained.
“Now, enough about me. Tell me about your mate?” I told him and he sighed.
“Well, she’s not Nicole,” he said, and I giggled.
“Thank the goddess.” I laughed out.
“Ava is the daughter of an alpha of one of our neighboring packs. My father set up a meeting with them. I assumed to get me to meet her. She’s funny and sarcastic and she keeps me on my toes. And I already know that she would love to meet you.”
“I’m so happy for you, Ian. Now don’t fuck this up,” I told him, making him laugh.
“I’ll do my best. Besides, Ava would probably kill me.”
“I like her already,” I laughed.
“I’m so relieved that you are okay, Ashlyn. And I can’t wait to actually see you.”
“Thank you, Ian. I’m so happy for you.” I heard a banging coming through the phone.
“Shit, Ashlyn, I have to go, but call or text whenever you need me.”
“Okay. Ian. Take care.” I told him before ending the call.
I lay in bed thinking about what Ian had told me about Theo. My mates made it seem like I gave up my life for Ian, but I actually gave up my life to stop the destruction of all the kingdoms. Even if the vampire kingdom was still standing after destroying all the others, it would have been a mess and countless lives would have been lost.
Sage entered the room carrying James, already dressed and ready for our day. He squealed and reached for me. I stood up, taking him from Sage.
“You okay?” she asked me, as we made our way down to the kitchen.
“I talked to Ian. He told me that Theo was planning on killing off the other kingdoms. Is that true?” I asked her and she sighed.
“Yes, it’s true.”
“So I didn’t just die because I saved Ian and Alex. I died trying to save the kingdoms.” I said, and she nodded.
We entered to find Liam playing on his phone. He was probably waiting for me, since I guess I now have a security team.
“Ashlyn, you should probably eat something. I can feed James.” Sage offered.
“Its fine, Sage. I can feed James, you eat.” I told her.
“Ashlyn, I can help.” Liam offered, and I just shook my head. After I finished making his bottle, I sat down at the table. Liam slid a muffin over to me.
“Matt made you muffins.” He shrugged.
“Have you guys seen my laptop or my new phone?” I asked them before taking a bite. It was double chocolate, and I wanted to bathe in it.
“I’m not sure. It’s probably in a box, or it could be in your closet,” Sage answered.
“Okay, I guess I’ll need a new phone. Later, I can find my laptop. I need to head over to the library when James is ready.” I told them.
“What are you looking for?” Liam asked me.
“I need to find something about our broken mate bond,” I answered.
“So you aren’t the one that broke the bond?” He asked me and I shook my head.
“No, I thought it broke when I died.” I told him.
“It broke before then. When we were at Blue Moon looking for you, Mason and Derek felt the bond break.” Liam answered.
“I didn’t break the bond. But I think I know when it broke.” I told him.
“Does James have a diaper bag?” I asked Sage.
“It’s by the door, Its already packed.” She answered. When James was done with his bottle, I rinsed it out before I started burping him.
“Okay, I’m ready to head out. I need to go speak to Arthur.” I told them before heading to the front door.
“Ashlyn, do you need me to come with you?” Sage asked, following me with Liam on our heels.
“I’ll be fine, Sage, but I might need you to watch James later. If you can, of course,” I told her.
“I’ll be here. I just had a few things to do around here, anyway.” She said.
“Thank you, Sage. I really appreciated it.” I told her, giving her a side hug.
“Liam, are you ready?” I asked him. He held the door open for me.
“After you, my lady,” he said, and I rolled my eyes. I walked out the front door to find a bunch of warriors. There must be at least ten of them.
“Liam, what the hell is going on?” I asked him.
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